A graphic novel account of the dropping of the atomic bomb on the Japanese city of Hiroshima, based on the experiences of the author who was six-years-old at the time of the attack. Covers events leading up to and immediately following the bombing.
year: 2004, 2005, 2007, 2018
call number/section: 1000, 940.54, 741.5
subjects: autobiographical fiction, historical fiction, manga, comic books, strips, etc, graphic novels, hiroshima-shi (japan), history, bombardment, 1945, comic books, strips, etc, comic, books, strips, etc, cartoons and comics, autobiographical fiction, historical fiction, graphic novels, fiction, autobiographical comics, historical comics
Editions
Nakazawa, Keiji
Last Gasp of San Francisco (2004)
A graphic novel account of the dropping of the atomic bomb on the Japanese city of Hiroshima, based on the experiences of the author who was six-years-old at the time of the attack. Covers events leading up to and immediately following the bombing.
Schools: 4
Nakazawa, Keiji
Last Gasp of San Francisco (2005)
Presents an autobiographical story in graphic novel format about the bombing of Hiroshima and its aftermath.
Schools: 0
Nakazawa, Keiji
Last Gasp of San Francisco (2007)
Keiji Nakazawa draws on his own experiences as a young boy in Japan to recount the struggles of Gen Nakaoka as he tries to rebuild his life, reconnect with his friends, and cope with the aftermath of the atomic bombing of Hiroshima.
Schools: 1
Nakazawa, Keiji
Continues the autobiographical graphic novel, following the story of Gen, a boy who survived the bombing of Hiroshima, as he and his friends and family try to adjust to the arrival of American troops in the aftermath of the war.
Schools: 2
Nakazawa, Keiji
Last Gasp of San Francisco (2018)
In 1953, Gen has become a talented artist and has fallen in love for the first time. In spite of the continuing heartbreak involved in living in post-bomb Hiroshima, Gen finds the inspiration to move to Tokyo to pursue his art.
Schools: 1